My Story

Having a burning passion for sailing and the ocean, my long-term ambition is to work in sailing and become a role model inspiring other women to claim their place in this industry. I also want to bring my lessons learned form the sport into the business world.

2022-now

Studying International Management | University of Applied Sciences Ansbach

Collaboration with Light Skin Science on Instagram

2021-now

Navigator | Clubswan50 | Niramo

• The Nations Trophy 1^st
• Copa del Rey 3^rd

2021–2022

Mentee | The Magenta Project

Crew | 49er Fx | „Girls for Paris“ Campaign for Paris Olympics 2024

• learned how to build a professional Olympic Sailing Campaign from scratch
• juggled the mental load of being my own manager alongside the physical & mental demands of being an athlete

2021

Skipper/Navigator + Project Initiator | Dehler 30 all female Crew

• helped founding the Offshoreseglerinnen Crew
• Initiation of the @offshoreseglerinnen Instagram Account to give Female German Offshore Sailors a platform
• Rund Bornholm 2^nd

Organized a Sailing Incentive Event for the top managers of one of Germanys biggest companies

2020–2021

Skipper/CoSkipper | Shorthanded Offshore Sailing

• coached several Dehler 30 owners
• competed in the Silverrudder – Challenge of the Sea (singlehanded)
• Int. German Championship ORC Doublehand 2^nd (1^st Mixed Team)
• Doublehanded Mixed European Championship 5th
• competed in the Baltic 500 Challenge

2019

Sailed Laser, 49er FX & VX One in Australia

2018

Crew | Nacra 17 | Ipunkt Sailingteam

Crew | 49er Fx | German Sailing Federation

• U23 Junior World Championship 23^rd

2015–2018

Laser Radial | German Sailing Federation

2013–2015

Laser 4.7 | Sailing Federation Lower Saxony

2010–2013

Optimist | Sailing Federation Lower Saxony

2008

started Sailing at Lake Steinhuder Meer

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